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Naturalised.

Mr. Martyrons. Sarkies Amioon

has had conferred on him all the

subject.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDA ANRI 35 -1916.

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tights of a naturalised British represent the highest degree of- Valuable Discovery of Phosphate perfection in artistic construction

It is announced that a valuable and are backed by a guarantee T

discovery has been made by curtain New Zealand soldiers, who ars farmers by profession, and whose attention has been drawn, while serving in Egypt, to the

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natural supplies f phosphate. At Sötaja Bay, on the storen of the Red Sea, they have found what is chaimed to be the richest phosphate field in the world. A trial shipment of 500 tons has been forwarded to New Zeland:

Information for Land-Seekers la

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The Navvy Poet Marries Cardinal's Niece.

27.-Patrick London, NOT. MacGill, known as "the narrY post," was married in London to- day to Miss Margaret Gibbons, grandniece of Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore. The bridegroom in on leave from the front having After a brief been wounded.

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German Ship Sunk.

A British cruiser captured and of the subject closed in langbter part of Belgium. Her Majesty aronied by Mr. Will Crooks. If Queen Elizabeth most gratefully sank, on January 6, a ship bound they have the right of saglam acknowledged this gift by send for the Herman craisers. The here, can we certify them to being the following cablegram: crew have been taken prisoners.

"Deeply touched by your great Air Craft Scare: Believed Filso generosity which will relieve so

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much misery, I thack you hearti- It is now behered that the ly so as all those who have con- noise of the aircraft engines heard On Monday Jan. 3 His Majesty tributed to this magnificent gift. at Cromer proceed from a British the King laid the foundation"Elizabeth." stone of what may be regarded as the University of Stam in the The war work of the Over-Seas presence of a large gathering, Club (General Buildings, Ald- The building now in course of wych, Strend, London) is not 80 -erection comprises only part of well known as it should be in the premises planned, and from spite of the fact that it has more the plans, etc.. cn view, when than 135,000 members scattered completed the University will be all over the British Possessions a very handsome addition to the around the world, remarks the pablic buildings of the capital, L. and C. Express. Before the While retaining the distinctive war the club parsaed its Imperial features of Siamese art as applied propagands quietly, making its to buildings, the architect Mr. fret aim the gathering together Edward Healey has provided for of a sufficient membership and abeilding embracing modern the building up of a great Im ideas of construction. Mesara perial society. Sace the out Fazer and Co. are the cop-break of war the club has or

rators, and they expect to be ganised that volume of good will nished this year. The foundator definite national objects. It tion store laid by His Majesty is his appealed to its members to situated in the entrance hall. A give money for various specific Juan Singlee, Singapore. document placed under the stone purposes, of which the chief are:

Keechong, Sydney. recorded the steps by which the (1) The Over-Sess Imperial Air-

Mann Eastern Extension, Sing- College had been formed, that the craft Fletills (50 units). (2) The pore.

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Superintendent. ites at 4.7 pm on the 3rd Jan B.E 2458 on the 1880th day of ganda in neutral countries (tell- Hongkong, 20th January, 1916.

this Reign Bangkok Times.

ing in the language of the coun- try the British view-point of the wary The tree is to be judged by ita frait For the above ob- you have lost your appetite jects, all of ungestionsble nation one of the biz variety of alimportezoe, the clab has collect- dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-ed and utilise nesrly £200,000 DRA CAFE is mure to tempt in a lit's over twelve months?

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